Buckinghamshire Archives @bucksarchives.bsky.social Your favourite archive's favourite archive.
We're the archives and local studies library for the historic county of Buckinghamshire, England, and the home of Buckinghamshire History Festival.
Website: buckinghamshire.gov.uk/culture-and-tourism/archives/
Sally Barnden @sally-barnden.bsky.social Early modern drama enthusiast. Lecturer in Literature and Visual Culture at Swansea University. Aspiring climber and successful cat person.
Fragmentarium @fragmentarium.bsky.social Laboratory for Medieval Manuscript Fragments: https://fragmentarium.ms
posts currently by William Duba.
Dr Sjúrður Hammer @sjurdur.bsky.social Faroe Islander Seabird ecotoxicology, biodiversity and invasive species. Hoarder of bird skulls, feathers & eggshells. Natural history books and taxidermy are my love languages. University of Aberdeen and Glasgow alumni - got Meniere's too
2003 🇫🇴🏴🇩🇰🏴🇫🇴2017
Ruth Brown @baliscoe.bsky.social Retired museum curator; wide interests- civic history; arms and armour; castles; Scotland; Yorkshire; Armourer and Brasier of London. But my bread and butter is historic cannon. Used to be Basiliscoe...
John Gallagher @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social Irishman between Yorkshire and Addis Ababa. Historian of language, education, migration at the University of Leeds. Editor of Renaissance Studies. Occasional BBC radio presenter. Currently learning Amharic/አማርኛ እየተማርኩ ነው. Dad!
James Seth @jamesseth.bsky.social Maritime Musicians | Assoc. Prof in Early Modern Lit | Shakespeare | Sea Theatre | Blue Humanities |🏳️🌈
Rutger Bregman @rutgerbregman.com Historian | Author of ‘Utopia for Realists’ (2014), ‘Humankind’ (2020) and ‘Moral Ambition’ (2025) | Co-founder of The School for Moral Ambition | moralambition.org | rutgerbregman.com
📖 substack.com/@rutgerbregman
📺 youtube.com/@rutger.bregman
Historic Southampton @historicalsoton.bsky.social I’m Russell and local history is my hobby.
Prof Tracey Hill @tracelarkhall.bsky.social Sweary prof, iconoclast, and non-league football nut (Larkhall Athletic FC 💙). Lives in early modern London; citizen & Founder. Bossed by cats. I mean it about the swearing 🤬
UCL Archaeology South-East @archsoutheast.bsky.social ASE is part of the UCL Institute of Archaeology. We provide expert advice and services to communities and clients in need of heritage protection and archaeological research.
@millyallen.bsky.social @millyallen.bsky.social Buildings Archaeologist based in south-west England. 🕵🏼
Ceramicist, illustrator, relief carver, allotment holder, and building enthusiast! 🏠🧱 Expect to see photos of my Goberian dog! 🐕
Photos my own!
Dr Elizabeth Norton @enortonhistory.bsky.social Historian and Archaeologist. Author of The Lives of Tudor Women and England’s Queens. Appears on TV. Likes travel.
People of 1381 @peopleof1381.bsky.social 'The People of 1381' is a major AHRC-funded project investigating participants in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 in England. It has compiled a comprehensive database of rebels, victims and places affected by the revolt: www.1381.online.
John Angus Spencer-Barnes 🏳️🌈 @johnbarnes.org Freelance who reads the news on BBC Radio 5 Live & all 40 BBC local radio stations from MediaCityUK in sunny Salford.
Bewhiskered ex-academic historian, folkie, morris dancer & geek.
Bellman of the City of Preston.
Husband of @davespenceruk.bsky.social.
Malcolm Barr-Hamilton @northcraymal.bsky.social Retired archivist, latterly in the employ of The English Folk Dance and Song Society. Like Bob Dylan, Anglo concertinas, local history, cricket, and beer.
Alison Fisk @alisonfisk.bsky.social Recent Masters degree in Archaeological Practice at Birkbeck, University of London. Volunteer at Ham House, Richmond. Here to share my love of archaeology.
Dr Abby Armstrong @medievalabby.bsky.social Medieval Historian.
She/her.
Department of Archaeology, University of Southampton @archsoton50.bsky.social Bluesky account for the Department of Archaeology at the University of Southampton.
Nic Morton @nicmorton.bsky.social Associate Professor in Middle Eastern and Global history (Medieval)
Speaker • Writer • Reviewer • Editor ✝️
University webpage: https://www.ntu.ac.uk/staff-profiles/arts-humanities/nicholas-morton
Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social Hello from Medievalists.net, the leading online resource for the Middle Ages - check out our website at www.medievalists.net
Nathalie Cohen @nathaliecohen.bsky.social Mum, archaeologist 🏺
Richard Jones @rlcjones.bsky.social Associate Professor of Landscape History, Centre for Regional and Local History, University of Leicester. Interested in people, soil, water, and waste from medieval to modern period. #Flooding #Manure #Sewage #EnvHist Alt-Acc @rlcj.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy
Dr Eleanor Janega @goingmedieval.bsky.social That one medieval historian you've heard of. Co-host We're Not So Different and Gone Medieval podcasts. Author of The Once and Future Sex. (Out now!) George Michael stan. Cutie.
https://eleanorjanega.com/
Pen and Sword Books @penandswordbooks.bsky.social Independent publisher of military, aviation, maritime, family history, transport, social & local history, true crime & more!
Dr Sue Oosthuizen @drsueoosthuizen.bsky.social Professor (Em.) of Medieval Archaeology, University of Cambridge.
Early #medievalEngland c400-1200CE; #commonrights & governance; #fen #watermanagement; #landscape⚱️& 🗃️. #medievalsky
Research & publications @ https://profsusanoosthuizen.wordpress.com
Dr Wendy Morrison @hillfortian.bsky.social Director of CHAP CIC; prehistorian, flyfisher, ferroequinologist. Jack of some trades, master of none. FSA
Opinions are all my own...
www.heritageCHAP.co.uk
Timothy Garton Ash @fromtga.bsky.social Historian, author, commentator. Author of Homelands: A Personal History of Europe, The File etc. See www.timothygartonash.com
Mark Forrest @markforrest.bsky.social Dorset history, mostly medieval and manors, SDNQ, Record Society, VCH Wiltshire and Gloucestershire
Edmund Southworth @edmundsouthworth.bsky.social Retired Museum Director.
Chairing Museums Committee for Heritage Railway Association.
Vice-Chair of York Archaeology - the Charity running Jorvik.
Convenor, Scientific Committee of the Viking Route of European Heritage.
Dog-lover!
Dr Bendor Grosvenor FRHistS @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social Art historian. New book The Invention of British Art, out now.
Dr Sally Spong @drsalspong.bsky.social Medievalist. First gen. Obsessed with all things 1050-1250. Political, cultural, social history, England & France. Currently researching women and rebellion. #churchcrawling. Annoyed by (VERY) Long Covid. Owned by a mini wire-haired Dachshun
Time Team @timeteam.bsky.social The official Time Team! The future of the past!
https://linkin.bio/timeteamofficial
#TimeTeam #Archaeology
David Davies @jddavies.bsky.social Naval historian, currently chair of Society for Nautical Research. Author of prizewinning non-fiction (Pepys's Navy, Kings of the Sea, Britannia's Dragon) and three series of naval historical fiction.
Marcus Faulkner @marcusfaulkner.bsky.social Naval and intelligence historian. Familiar with the Second World War, knows about War Studies and has an amateur understanding of Space. PhD, MA etc. Senior Lecturer, Department of War Studies @ King's College London
Agenda des médiévistes @rmblf.bsky.social Fondé en 1998, le Réseau des Médiévistes Belges de Langue Française se veut un lieu de contacts et d’échanges entre disciplines relevant des études médiévales | Gestion : Nicolas Ruffini-Ronzani (UNamur/Archives de l'État, @nruffini.bsky.social).
Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social The AND is an open-access digital platform at Aberystwyth University about Anglo-Norman, the type of French used in the British Isles throughout the medieval period.- visit https://anglo-norman.net.
Sally Badham @sallybadham.bsky.social Based in rural Oxfordshire UK. FSA & MBE. Love churches, churchyards & their contents. Enjoy gardens. Disabled (but well looked after by much loved husband). Political views private. No DMs please.
Shashank Joshi @shashj.bsky.social Incoming Washington bureau chief at The Economist. Previously defence editor for eight years.
Visiting Fellow at Department of War Studies, KCL. For speaking engagements: https://chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/shashank-joshi
Cat Spencer @catjarman.bsky.social
Dr Dan Spencer @gunpowderdan.bsky.social Historian of late medieval military history. Specialising in English military technology, warfare, and castles. Also a fan of Warhammer, France, dogs, heavy metal and archery.
Friends of the Centre for English Local History @fcelh.bsky.social Our aim is to promote, support, and assist in the study of Local History as taught and practised in the Centre for Regional and Local History (formerly the Centre for English Local History) at the University of Leicester
Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social Ukrainian patriot. Advisor to Internal Affairs Minister (2021-2023). Support my team of volunteer translators: http://patreon.com/TwitterAG
@bumaritime.bsky.social @bumaritime.bsky.social
Dr Hannah Platts @chattyplatty.bsky.social Associate Professor in Ancient History and Archaeology at RHUL. Multisensory Living in Ancient Rome: Power and Space in Roman Houses (Bloomsbury, 2019). Obsessed with all things Roman, oh and guinea pigs 🐹. 💙💛
Marcus Cowper @marcuscowper.bsky.social Editorial Director at Osprey Publishing, part of the Bloomsbury Publishing Group, all views my own.
Archaeopress @archaeopress.bsky.social Archaeopress is an independent press specialising in archaeology and related heritage topics.
Header photo © Gavin McGuire & the Sissi Archaeological Project
Antiquity Journal @antiquity.ac.uk Antiquity is a bimonthly review of world archaeology edited by Professor Robin Skeates. Please be aware that we sometimes share relevant images of human remains. https://antiquity.ac.uk/
Osprey Publishing @ospreypublishing.bsky.social The leading publisher of illustrated military history
MAST Archaeology @mastarchaeology.bsky.social We are leaders in UK maritime heritage. Maritime archaeological projects, management & advocacy. Co-creators of Maritime Observatory, protecting heritage.
Archaeology Magazine @archaeologymag.bsky.social Archaeology Magazine tells the story of the human past through articles that explore the latest discoveries from around the world.
archaeology.org
Dr Jo Edge 🏴 @hagenilda.bsky.social historian of medicine & the occult 1200–1700 | FRHistS | palaeography & editing | convenor @ihrlifecycles.bsky.social | neurodivergent | co-chair UCU Anticasualisation Committee | @ucucommons.org | https://joanneedge.co.uk | agent: @knifewitch.bsky.social
North Ages @northages.bsky.social Early medieval northern Britain, taking in Picts, Gaels, Britons, Angles and Norse. On this day, feast days, place-names, archaeology news and book releases. Posts by Dundonian bookworm Craig. https://northages.wordpress.com/
Reporting History @reporting-history.com Historical journalism, thoughtfully curated & brought to you from the archives.
Read all the articles at https://www.reporting-history.com/
Support the project: https://www.patreon.com/c/ReportingHistory
Steve Catalano @scatalano.bsky.social Senior Acquisitions Editor, U.S. Naval Institute Press
Professional Dev., Sea Power, Military History, Global Security
Views posted here are my own.
Ruth Deyermond @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social Senior Lecturer, Department of War Studies, King's College London. Russian foreign & security policy, US foreign policy, US-Russia relations, European security. Views are my own.
Friends of Friendless Churches @friendlesschurches.bsky.social Our 'A Victorian Revival match-funding campaign' aims to save two historic churches in Lincolnshire and Carmarthenshire. These churches are at risk of being lost forever
Support our match-funding now, and every £ given will be matched by our generous donor
Fiona McLees @mclees-fiona.bsky.social Paper conservator in Wales. Manuscripts, drawings, artists’ materials, studios, sideline interests in holy wells, roodscreens, and all manner of heritage at the end of long country lanes. Colour-related Instagram posts @chromatic_dispatches
Antony Firth @antonyfjrth.bsky.social Archaeologist fascinated by all aspects of heritage in, on or relating to water. Posting in a personal capacity.
Living With Water @livingwithwater.bsky.social Online seminar series coming May 2025, organised by Sam Grinsell (UCL) and Giulia Champion (University of Southampton). More details coming soon!
Early Medieval People & Things (EMPAT) @empatireland.bsky.social Project directors: Aidan O'Sullivan & Brendan O'Neill, Taighde Éireann/Research Ireland COALESCE project; UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology & Material Culture; TII Archaeology; NMI Dept Antiquities & NMI Education; AMS Ltd
Kentwell Hall @kentwellhall.bsky.social Moated historic Tudor manor house in south Suffolk with walled garden & rare breed farm.
Home of world famous historical recreations, Dickensian Christmas, Scaresville & Halloweenies.
This year it’s 1536!
https://www.kentwell.co.uk/
CO10 9BA
Carin Ruff @carinr.bsky.social Medievalist, Latinist, paleographer, Episcopalian, with novel in progress. DC-based, with beagle. Web: ruffnotes.org
Cover image is from the Reichenau Gospels, Walters Art Museum MS W7 fol. 7r.
Nailya Shamgunova @nailyas.bsky.social Historian of early modern of encounter at the University of East Anglia. Working on The Global Library Project (https://www.globallibrary.net/). English and Scottish visits to foreign libraries. Also early modern queer history. She/Her
Suitcase Genealogist @suitcasegen.bsky.social @hjarmstrong.bsky.social's eventual genealogy, heritage, history and preservation travel project. Also building @yoretravel.bsky.social.
Humbled daily by my ancestors. Neurodivergent and a misfit.
Peter Frankopan @peterfrankopan.bsky.social Historian. Coffee drinker
Institute of Historical Research @ihr.bsky.social The Institute of Historical Research is the UK’s national home for history. Supporting historians with digital resources, library, seminars & training
https://www.history.ac.uk/ Part of @sasnews.bsky.social
Museums Association @museumsassociation.org Membership organisation and network for everyone working in museums and heritage 🤝 based in the UK 📍 museumsassociation.org
The British Academy @britishacademy.bsky.social We mobilise the humanities and social sciences to understand the world and shape a brighter future.
Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) @sshmedicine.bsky.social The Society for the Social History of Medicine (SSHM) has pioneered interdisciplinary approaches to the history of health, welfare, medical science and practice https://sshm.org/
#histmed
Society for the Study of Labour History @sslh.bsky.social Society for the Study of Labour History: the UK’s principal organisation dedicated to the study of labour history & publisher of Labour History Review sslh.org.uk
Society for Renaissance Studies @srsrensoc.bsky.social SRS, the main academic organisation in UK & Ireland dedicated to the promotion of the study of the Renaissance. Hatched in 1967. 🐥 🔥 🐣 🐦🔥 https://rensoc.org.uk/
Past and Present @pastpresentsoc.bsky.social The Past and Present Society: making cutting edge social history accessible since 1952. Our journal Past & Present is published by Oxford University Press.
https://academic.oup.com/past
McNeil Center for Early American Studies @mcneilcenter.bsky.social Facilitating scholarly inquiry into the histories and cultures of North America/Atlantic world before 1850
https://www.mceas.org/
Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social The home of Political Studies since 1950. We advance, support & promote the global study of Politics & International Relations. psa.ac.uk
Become a PSA member http://psa.ac.uk/members
The Folklore Society @folkloresociety.bsky.social Based in London, The Folklore Society has been collecting, studying, publishing and promoting the study of folklore in all its forms since 1878. Visit our website: https://folklore-society.com
Historical Association @histassoc.bsky.social The Historical Association is the voice for history. For over 100 yrs we have brought, teachers, students, academics and enthusiasts together to explore the past and inspire future historians. We provide digital and in-person resources. www.history.org.uk
German Historical Institute London @ghilondon.bsky.social The GHI London is a research centre supporting and connecting history students and scholars from Britain and Germany. One of 11 independent research institutes of the @maxweberstiftung.de.
Open Mo-Fri, 9.30am-5pm
https://www.ghil.ac.uk
BSHS @bshsnews.bsky.social The British Society for the History of Science is Britain's largest learned society devoted to #HistSTM #HSTM #HistSci. Handled by Comms Officer: Alexander Stoeger
TheNACBS @thenacbs.bsky.social Official Bluesky account for the North American Conference on British Studies (NACBS). We're in Pasadena for #nacbs2026!
History & Policy @historyandpolicy.bsky.social We publish high-quality historical research freely accessible online and create opportunities for historians, policy makers and journalists to connect and learn from each other.
The English Association @englishassociation.bsky.social Founded in 1906 to support, promote, and celebrate the discipline of English Studies (registered charity 1124890). www.englishassociation.ac.uk/join-us/
ASECS @asecsoffice.bsky.social The American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, established in 1969, is the foremost learned society in the United States for the study of all aspects of the period from the later seventeenth through the early nineteenth century.
Oxford Bibliographical Society @obs1922.bsky.social Founded 104 years ago, the OBS celebrates the collection, care, and enjoyment of libraries, books, and archives of all sizes📚
Oxford, England
oxbibsoc.wordpress.com
The Burgon Society @burgonsociety.bsky.social Membership society, academic research publishers, and charity for the study of academic dress: history, design, and use. Universities. Robes. Regalia. Graduation. Cap & gown. Join us 🎓
https://www.burgon.org.uk
Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) @rgs.org We are the UK’s learned society and professional body for geography, supporting geography and geographers across the world.
The Bibliographical Society @bibsoc.bsky.social The Bibliographical Society exists to promote the study of the history of the book, for librarians, collectors, historians and book lovers everywhere.
Royal Irish Academy @ria.ie Fostering excellence and scholarship to enrich society, e. 1785.
Home to the RIA Library, 8 research programmes & a publishing house.
www.ria.ie
Reg. Charity No. 20003524 - Reg. Revenue No. CHY 2795
Society for Reformation Research (SRR) @socrefresearch.bsky.social Organization promoting the study of the Reformation and early modern religion.
Sponsor of the Archive for Reformation History (ARH)
Social Media: @kkaelin.bsky.social
National Humanities Alliance @humanitiesall.bsky.social The National Humanities Alliance is a coalition of organizations that advocates for the value of the humanities on campuses, in communities, and on Capitol Hill.
Learn more at www.nhalliance.org.
SHNH @sochistnathist.bsky.social The Society for the History of Natural History | https://shnh.org.uk/
Archives of Natural History published by Edinburgh University Press | https://www.euppublishing.com/loi/ANH
Raphael Samuel History Centre @rshc.bsky.social Outreach and research centre devoted to encouraging the widest possible participation in historical study and debate.
British Association for Local History @balhnews.bsky.social The British Association for Local History is the national charity which promotes local history and serving local historians throughout the UK #WeAreLocalHistory
AHA (Australia) @austhistassoc.bsky.social The Australian Historical Association was founded in 1973 and is the peak national organisation of historians working in all fields of history.
https://theaha.org.au
History Teacher Educators' Network @htenuk.bsky.social HTEN UK represents those who work with and have responsibility for the professional education, development and training of beginning and serving history teachers.
Email: HTENUK@outlook.com
https://www.hten.org.uk
Women's History Network @womenshistnet.bsky.social Your go-to place for women’s history!
The Women’s History Network is an inclusive UK association for those passionate about women’s & gender history. Also on LinkedIn.
Learn more about our values: https://womenshistorynetwork.org/about-page/
Arts and Humanities Alliance @artsandhums.bsky.social AHA is an association of learned societies working together to promote the Arts & Humanities in higher education. Posts by @emmacayley.bsky.social and @TheaPitman.bsky.social Find us at: http://artsandhumanitiesalliance.org
British Records Association @britrecs.bsky.social The British Records Association is a UK charity, working for archives since 1932. Please become a member and support our work https://www.britishrecordsassociation.org.uk/
BSSH @bssh.bsky.social British Society of Sports History promotes the study of sport history and physical education